Found October 26, 2009 on Baseball Musings:
PLAYERS: Joe Mauer
TEAMS: Minnesota Twins

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Nick’s Twins Blog dissects an answer by the Twins general manager about Joe Mauer’s contract status: And so, John rerouted. “Well, let me ask one question that’s not really about the contract,” he said. “If an extension doesn’t get done by spring training, do you feel comfortable going into next year with Mauer as a walk-away [...]
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